Akseli Purhonen

Akseli Purhonen has a diverse work experience spanning various industries and roles. Akseli currently serves as the Chairman of the Board at Öljytuote ry. Prior to their current position, Akseli worked at Oy Teboil Ab, where they held several roles, including Head of Legal and Administrative Division, Senior Legal Counsel, and Legal Counsel. Akseli provided commercial legal advice, drafted contracts, consulted on employment law, conducted in-house legal training, handled litigations, and provided legal advisory to the parent company. Akseli also served as a Board Member at Öljysuojarahasto - Finnish Oil Pollution Compensation Fund. Before their time at Oy Teboil Ab, they worked as an Associate at Krogerus, specializing in dispute resolution, litigation, contract negotiations, and bankruptcy-related cases. Akseli also gained experience as a Trainee District Judge at the District Court of Oulu, ruling on criminal and civil matters and earning the title of "Varatuomari." Akseli started their legal career as an Associate at Astrea Attorneys at Law and gained industry experience as an Insurance Claims Handler at Tapiola and a Graduate Legal Trainee at Philips, supporting internal business units with contract drafting, policy clarification, and negotiations.

Akseli Purhonen's education history is as follows. Akseli attended Glens Falls High School from 2001 to 2002 and Tikkurilan lukio from 2000 to 2004, completing their high school education at both institutions. After high school, they pursued a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree at TalTech – Tallinn University of Technology from 2006 to 2009. Akseli then continued their education at Tilburg University from 2009 to 2010, where they obtained a Master of Laws (LLM) degree in International Business Law. Finally, Akseli attended the University of Helsinki from 2011 to 2012 and successfully completed the EEA Qualifying Examination, resulting in the award of a Master of Laws (LL.M) degree in Law.